On the hook in Pelican Bay — a remarkably beautiful 85% protected anchorage on the southeast corner of Dauphin Island at the mouth of Mobile Bay — this was supposed to be dessert at dinner our first night. But the incredibly long and harrowing passage (getting INTO a narrow-inlet barrier island anchorage in a boat…
We hope you all are well. Social distancing and self-isolation being a normal, periodic thing for sailors, the day to day of this challenge has been manageable for Upward Wing. Grocery store shelves are a bit stark, but if you shop local, you can find a breath of spring and down here on da bayou,…
There was a time when your faithful Pirate had not heard of these wonderful one-handed breakfast treats. I KNOW…Captain Peter was equally incredulous when I asked “what are these kolaches?” that I was reading about. “YOU’VE NEVER HAD TEXAS BREAKFAST HOT DOGS?!?” was his response. We met and married late, so we occasionally discover these…
I can’t believe I’m the Galley Pirate lucky enough to happen upon Shepherd’s Pie as dry blog-powder. This is the third of our series “Ace the Eleven Year OId Comes Aboard and GP Panics About What to Serve Him.” Ace is a camping aficionado, so I figured Shepherd’s Pie had to be in his repertoire. …
Do you ever have those gastronomical descision-making crises where every single ethnic food category seems like exactly what you’re craving? Do I want Thai or Middle Eastern or Vietnamese or Mexican? And then do you ever want said cravings to be available almost instantaneously? And then … do you realize you’re on a boat somewhere…
I’ve never met a cruiser who doesn’t count apples as a primary food group. Thrown in a produce hammock they last endlessly, fending off scurvy just as well as they did rumbling around in barrels on galleons. I have recipes in every category using apples — breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizer, main, side, dessert…even mocktail. For…